Books

Voices of the Unheard

A series of programs, conducted both inside and outside of detainment camps, that enable at-risk youth and incarcerated children to write, helping them build a foundation for success.

The heartfelt work of graduates - consisting of essays, poetry, and other art - is published in a beautifully bound volume called Voices of the Unheard and honored at a ceremony.

The Anti-Bullying Project

We've all been touched by bullying, in one way or another. And sadly, children who have been bullied often go on to bully others.

The Anti-Bullying Project seeks to change that, giving students at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall a safe space to share their stories, gaining a better understanding of and learning to empathize with their peers. Students' artistic and literary work is then published in a collection, Violence & Peace: The Silent Speak, which is distributed to all participants.

It is Spirit Awakening's goal to bring The Anti-Bullying Project to as many classrooms as possible.

The Little Book of Transformation

Akuyoe Graham found inspiration for Spirit Awakening in the physical and emotional voyage she took as a young woman, traveling across the seas and toward self-awareness.

In The Little Book of Transformation, Akuyoe guides readers as they embark on their own introspective journeys, offering them a road map to the discovery of their authentic selves.

An Angel By My Side

Spoken words of teens and youth detained in the juvenile justice system.

Who am I?I am exactly who they say I amThey say this is the place to get yourself together- this is a lie...I used to be a wildflowerWho am I?I am what they've made me become